Marshall County

November 27, 2005

Other communities also are contemplating smoking controls. A proposal before the Marshall County Council resembles the one under consideration by the St. Joseph County Council. Consistency between adjoining counties usually is good. It reduces confusion for the thousands who travel from one to the other. But ordinances should be consistently fair, effective and enforceable. They should not be consistently arbitrary and overreaching. Marshall County should adopt a strong ordinance that protects people from second-hand smoke -- and that does so without restricting the rights of other people any more than necessary.